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Aasiyah Sidat (34 KP) rated In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences in Books

Jul 5, 2018  
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
Truman Capote | 2000 | Biography
10
8.3 (14 Ratings)
Book Rating
In cold blood is a true crime story about a family murdered in Kansas. The book shows us through the eyes of both the investigators on the case and their struggle for justice but also the criminals who justify the crime and their actions.

In cold blood opens you up to the reality of human nature. For these criminals to commit the murders of 4 people and not show any remorse is shocking. Towards the end of the book, there is a strong debate about how these criminals should be punished, life imprisonment or capital punishment which in this case was hanging. It brings up the question of morality and responsibility, of whether as humans we can play God and take a life?

Continue reading my review at: https://www.readsandrecipes.co.uk/2017/02/read-harder-5000-miles.html
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2059 KP) rated Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante (Maggie Hope Mystery, #5) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante (Maggie Hope Mystery, #5)
Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante (Maggie Hope Mystery, #5)
Susan Elia MacNeal | 2015 | Mystery
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Maggie Hope has returned to the US. She’s come back as part of Prime Minster Churchill’s staff during his historic meeting with President Roosevelt during December 1941. They’ve hardly arrived when Maggie gets pulled into a case involving the First Lady. Mrs. Roosevelt’s personal secretary is dead from an apparent suicide, but something seems off, and there is a clue that points to the First Lady. A scandal could derail this new alliance. Can Maggie find the truth before the lies come out?

I’ve enjoyed the previous books in this series, so I was looking forward to this one. Sadly, it is extremely weak. The mystery took a back seat to watching history unfold and sub-plots that involved supporting characters. All the characters felt weak, and one devolved into someone I didn’t like. But my real problem were the lectures on everything from race to imperialism and capital punishment, which again slowed things down.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/12/book-review-mrs-roosevelts-confidante.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.